Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-03
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! Capt. ]. NJ. II ldcnan has returnct
lone, after icing sojnnin ut Mystic
| Conn.
Another ard the eighth nia, was en-
| listed in oul town for The Lie Saving
Service last week.
Horseback riding IS nova f;lvonte
lMstime with oar young pecplt-esle'
cially counting couples.
Mr. j. Z. Nichols. salesman for Otto
Sutro < Co.. Baltimore, sold S III his
handsome organs here lust week.
Chincoteague promises to be very gay
socially this winlcle Several entertain
ments have already been announced.
Mr. Nut Payne. orr former townsman,
is now running large confectionery
store for NcSsrs. e. Gillnecr & Co,
| Georsetnon, I:ui.
The directors of the First National
Bank. of Snow Hill, Md. were in on:
town last week soliciting nur business
men to make their deposits with them.
and their mission MIS- Il Slcc: SStu. one.
or the 967 inmates of the Virginia
penitcntlary, reported IN ENTERPRISE
pf lasl week. we are happy To say that
Clincoteaguc with her populations Of
800 OF more, ll;lS not one rcprcscnt!-
tive there.
One of OFF townsmcn. ,hv possesSor
OF brpwli Stone front ri ilri Air, Md,
it il, said, has notified his tenant to VT
cate. He ;lnl his bride. Il Young lady
from this place, it is stated, will occupy
il another year.
Our dramatic club is being renrgan-
iZe,l. and Ten Nights in Il Bartonm y
viii hc rendered shortly to raise funds
rare excellence is expected and deserves
to be and doubtless will be literally pa
troniZcd.
thanksgiving day. FOR the first time
IN The history of Chincoteague wiss gen
orally Observed by ourpenpl". Accord
ing 10 arrangements previously made
every business place WIS ciuSed until )
y. m, hut strange 10 say. rot Il scrnCn
WAS delivered on the occasion u, either
of Ihe three ministers stationed here.
Capt. John W. Bunting. ore of the
stockholders of iHilop's Island. states
that lie has sold tie island 10 arch cor
por;,tion for so COO. Hotels and cot
tages are to l,e erected there suon it is
stated. md ut 10 distant d;lv it is ex
I,eced TO lie IA clever rival Of Chinco-
league.
Tie editorial in The ENTERPRISE Of
last week endorsing John D. Glant.nur
clerk of circuit court. us Il candidate foI
Register of Land Office. MAS heartily
commended by our citiZ-ns Of every
Shade CT political optimism. Everyone
iere. the ladies Included, recognizes Mr..
Grant merit and would be gl;ul to sec
him promoted.
Major John +. Wise, deputy treasur-
or. was AT our place for several DAYS
This week, for the purpose of giving the
people tie orporiu ity to ray their tax
es before the per cent was addt1l,aid
report. that he never madc better col
iections. He received not only 4 large
part Of the taxes OF this Year, bit WAS
pad literally taxes il arrcars for Other
years.
Arrivals at the Atlantic hotel last
week: Jas. II. Fletcler.Ji., G. F. Par
r,noro. .Inlln f. Wise, Accomac G. H.:
Capt. s. II. Wilson. l. i. Matthews.
John n Smith. Snow Hill Md; |. n.
Mills. T. S. Schoo'irld. W. II. Funtel.
Clavlol. Del; Rob-rt Clifton. FELTON,.
Del; F. J. Hunt. Rca'ling, Pa: NJ. II.
stevenson. j. V. Gillesn;e. w. J. Craw-
ford. PlIila.. Pa: w. II. Andrews. F.
Covingtnn. w. y. S. Drunlmond. CIV.
Hanson. Baltimore. Md /: Charles } Bal
ller, Milford. Del.: J f. L. Nichols, Sea.
ford. Drl.:S. 7. Collins. Westchester,
\. Y; Ezekiel Nelson Rislopville, Md.